Destiny- The First Year
Chapter 10: The Mirror of Erised
It was a breezy January morning when the new marauders set off to their first lessons after the holidays. Eagerly they filed into history of magic ready to put the finishing touches to their prank, which they had planned for after tea that evening.
"Okay!" Harry said excitedly "have you all got all the stuff we need?"
"Yep all of its in my bag I shrunk the lot!" Hermione whispered
"Yeah good idea I'd hate to be caught with this many explosives!" Harry agreed
"We should start up a business!" Ron laughed
"Right so we all know what to do then!" Charlie began eagerly "so after lunch we sneak out under the invisibility cloak using the map and hide in the hall till its empty, then we set them all off at once! After they are all exploding we need to come out when nobody is looking, then Hermione will wait till most of the fireworks are finished then she will conjure the sprinklers and set then off then we all go for cover!"
Finally, the day's lessons finished and tea began. Harry, Ron, Charlie and Hermione finished their tea as quickly as possible with out raising suspicion. Then they found good hiding places ready to set off their fireworks and as the students began to pour out after tea they set off their fireworks with a sharp tap and the hall was instantly full of multicoloured fireworks of all different shapes and sizes
Some of the bigger fireworks zoomed round the room exploding by people's heads and setting their hair on fire. Some of the smallest fireworks managed to get in people's bags and lots of them set the bags they were in alight. Students scattered everywhere trying to escape the fireworks.
At this moment, Snape chose to burst into the hall and he began to try and get rid of the fireworks by vanishing them one by one! The charm just appeared to bounce off the first firework, which sent it crazy like a manic dog. It whizzed around the entrance hall faster than any of the others had gone so far. Then with a great leap of joy Harry realised the firework was hurtling towards snape!
The fiery sparks coming from the tail of the firework caught on snapes overly greasy hair, which burst into flame. Snape realised what was happening and began to run around the entrance hall screaming like a girl!
By now all the other teachers had burst into the hall and they appeared to be trying not to laugh at snape (with the exception of Sirius who was in fits of hysterical laughter!) with very little success.
They watched as McGonagall headed over to Sirius preparing to do something to stop the fire spreading over his greasy head.
"Now!" Harry nudged Hermione who with a flick of her wand set off the magical sprinklers, which they had designed to spray several different coloured water sprays over the scene. The sprinklers put out the remaining fireworks and left a very disgruntled snape smoking (literally) at the head.
"Quick let's get out of here!" whispered Charlie she dashed through the corridor they were hiding in and transformed effortlessly into hooves the others following her example.
They ran (and galloped!) down the corridors, through secret passages and up staircases before Charlie who was still leading the group transformed back and opened a random door and held it open while the others charged passed her. Closing it carefully, she turned to her friends (who were now back to their human forms).
"I thought we better get out of thee before snape goes on a rampage!" she panted
"Good idea!" agreed Hermione breathlessly
"Whoa what is this place?" Ron asked staring around the room.
The others looked about them, it looked just like a dis-used classroom but in the corner propped up on an old desk was a huge magnificent mirror.
"Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi? What on earth does that mean?" Harry asked pointing at the carvings around the mirror.
"Haven't a clue!" Charlie said harry turned to Hermione and Ron who both shrugged.
Harry decided to go up to the mirror and examine it the others stood back but watched him curiously. Harry examined the frame carefully then stepped back to look at the mirror itself and saw...
"Mum? Dad?" Harry said confused before looking over his shoulders and looking even more confused
"Is he going crazy?" Ron whispered to Charlie
"No idea I'll go see!" Charlie whispered back
Stepping forward slowly Charlie walked up to Harry and the mirror.
"Harry?" Charlie asked
Harry turned to look at her and then they both looked into the mirror.
"Look my parents, that's my mum and that's my dad" he said pointing to the mirror
Charlie looked at the mirror all she saw was herself and Harry.
"Harry are you feeling alright?" she asked concerned
"Fine why?" Harry asked confused
"It's just that the only reflections I can see are ours!" she told him
"Look in properly then!" Harry said irritably stepping out of the way for Charlie.
Charlie stood where Harry had been standing and looked into the mirror.
"See you see them now don't you!" Harry said confidently
"Actually no" Charlie said amazed "I see myself and I'm holding an award and you lot, dad, Remus and loads of other people are in the back ground and we're all really happy!"
"Cool lets see!" Ron said excitedly
Charlie moved out the way and Ron stepped in front of the mirror and looked in it.
"What do you see?" Hermione asked curiously
"I'm older and I'm, I don't believe it I'm head boy and I'm holding the Quidditch cup, I'm Quidditch captain too I can see the badge! Oh my god! This is sooo great! I am Humiliating Malfoy and I am holding a sack of galleons! And I'm holding the house cup! I look good!" he said hurriedly, smiling "hey do you think this mirror tells the future?"
"I don't think so because my parents are dead!" Harry said matter of factly
"Oh yeah sorry mate" Ron said sadly walking over to join Harry and Charlie
"Come on Hermione its your turn!" Charlie grinned and Hermione stepped nervously infront of the mirror.
Hermione stepped forwards and looked in the mirror.
"So what do you see?" asked Harry curiously
"I see myself, I'm head girl, I'm holding all sorts of trophies and stuff it looks like I've come top of the year and you guys are all stood behind me smiling!" she said
"I wonder what this mirror is doing here?" Ron asked
"Yeah me too" Charlie said
"I think I've figured out what this mirror does!" Hermione said confidently from infront of the mirror
"What?" Harry asked
"It shows out hearts desires!" she said keenly
"How did you work that out?" Ron asked confused
"The inscription!" she said pointing to the mirror edge "it says I show not your face but your hearts desire!"
"Well done Miss Granger 10 points to griffindor!" a voice said from the corner of the room
Harry, Ron, Charlie and Hermione whipped round to see Dumbledore gliding out from the corner
"This mirror does indeed show your hearts desire, only a man who is truly happy can see his true reflection!" Dumbledore told them
"Sir, if you don't mind me asking what do you see in the mirror?" Harry asked
"Me, I see myself with lots of pairs of socks!" he smiled as the others burst out laughing "you can never have enough pairs of socks!"
"Sorry sir well go now" Hermione said nervously
"Ok but don't come back looking for the mirror as it is being moved to a new home tomorrow! Oh and nice work this afternoon! Those fireworks were quite something!" he smiled as they began to leave the room and head up the griffindor tower
"Er thanks sir" harry said slightly taken a back
They headed up to the common room in a happy silence but Harry could not help wondering if that mirror could give him the thing he wanted the most, his parents.
A/n I'm sorry this took so long to get up! As I said in the authors note that was originally this chapter I've been on holiday for two weeks without a computer and access to the internet (grrr!) anyway when I got back I went on a camp at my stables for three days again with no computer! Anyhow thanks to all my reviewer! And I hope you all enjoyed this chapter I will update again soon I promise!
